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IAMS Informational Meeting November 4, 2015

Invite Parents of incoming
Pre-kindergarten - 8 students to learn about our excellent Dual Language
Academic Curriculum (Spanish/English) - School Year 2016-2017. Parents
of incoming Pre-kindergarten - 8 students are welcome to attend IAMS Dual
Language Immersion Program Informational Meeting. The meeting location
will be at 851 W. Waveland Avenue, in the school
auditorium. Presentations will be available in English and Spanish.

Those who attend this meeting can receive all the details about
this excellent program and meet teachers and parents of students who are
currently enrolled in the program. For more information on the Dual
Language Immersion Program contact Dr. Diego F. Giraldo, School
Principal, at (773) 534-5490. The Dual Language Program gives students
the opportunity to learn in Spanish and English while experiencing the
standards based curriculum of The Americas. If you are interested in our program you must visit this link to apply online at: www.apply.cps.edu to request a pin as soon as possible BEFORE DEADLINE.

This is to provide you with important information about
applications for the 2016-2017 school year for students. If you have a
child that you want to enroll in a Chicago public school for the
2016-2017 school year, and you already have a child enrolled in that
school, you MUST submit an application for your child through the Options for Knowledge application process www.apply.cps.edu

The enrolled sibling’s last name and CPS ID number MUST be
included on the application. Sibling applicants to elementary magnet,
magnet cluster, or open enrollment schools receive lottery preference
over non-sibling applicants and will be offered seats to the extent that
space is available. If a school receives more applications from
siblings than there are seats available, a computerized lottery will be
conducted to fill the seats.

The term “sibling” means natural siblings, step siblings, foster
siblings and adopted siblings. In order to be eligible, the enrolled
sibling and the sibling applicant must live in the same household. An
applicant cannot be enrolled as a sibling if the enrolled sibling
graduates or transfers to another school. If the enrolled sibling
graduates or transfers to another school, the sibling applicant will be
placed in the general applicant lottery.

How to Apply
You can apply online at www.apply.cps.edu (click ‘Step 1’ to begin the process), or submit a paper application, accessible at www.cpsoae.org
(click ‘Apply’ and ‘Application Materials’ for a Standard Elementary
Schools application). Check the application deadline. Students
who do not have an application submitted by the deadline WILL NOT be
eligible for admission in the 2016-2017 school year. If you
have questions or need assistance with the application process, please
do not hesitate to contact the Office of Access and Enrollment at (773)
553-2060 or oae@cps.edu.

Medical Forms – Avoid Student Exclusion
This is an important reminder to all parents that all medical
compliance must be turned in no later than October, 2015. Students
will be excluded from school after October 15, 2015 if students do not
have the medical compliance in file. State Law mandates this
procedure. Families - students missing immunizations, physicals are
receiving notifications from the nurse detailing what needs to be turn
in to the school nurse before October 15, 2015. Here are some of the
reasons why you may be missing compliance documentation:

Kindergarten

Missing physical or not completed immunizations required by age 4

New Child

Not turned in required immunization

Child in Six grade

Child/family has not turn in the required immunization

Children in grades 7 and 8

Children has not had the new Tdap shot (New for 2012-13 school year)

If you receive a letter from school read the information
carefully and provide the necessary documentation before exclusion date
October 15, 2015.
Request your physician office to fax to our school a copy of the
completed physical form and/or date of appointment before exclusion
date. We must receive compliance documents before exclusion date. Our
schools fax number 773-534-5483. You can also call our school
773-534-5490 and request to communicate with our nurse who is at school
Mondays and Wednesdays. Thank you parents to help our school with this
process.

Parent Volunteers

Room
Parents are not the only parents helping our teachers, but the play a
vital role in our school. Our children are the ones who ultimately
benefit from having a room parent in their classroom. Please consider
becoming one. For more information about the volunteer training
meeting or becoming a room parent, please contact Elsa Shalaveyus or
Jennifer Goolsby at volunteer@iamschicago.com.

Please check our CPS calendar for teacher and parent events

http://cps.edu/SiteCollectionDocuments/SY15_16Calendar.pdf

http://cps.edu/Pages/DistrictCalendar.aspx

During inclement weather, students will
wait indoors by the assigned areas. Students will enter thru door #7
and go to their assigned sections. Students will wait quietly at the
location for their teachers to start the school day and instructional
time. No students are allowed to go upstairs and wait at their
classrooms before 8:50am. Students wait at the assigned locations until
their teachers pick them up before school starts.

PK parents can walk children to the corresponding PK classroom.

K students wait in the red cafeteria under the supervision of Mrs. Mondragon until their teachers pick them up.

1st grade students wait close to classroom assignments located by room 101.

2nd grade students wait by the PK rooms.

3rd grade students wait by the water fountain and auditorium/Assembly Hall.

7th and 8th grade students wait by door 3 and room 107 and 108

No students are to go upstairs and wait at their classrooms. They
are to wait at the assigned locations until their teachers pick them up.

Students who usually ride a school bus
must bring a note signed by parent/guardian if they are to go home by
other means. The note should include parent signature, phone number to
contact parent, date & note explaining request. Unless the teacher
or main office receives written notification from parent/guardian before 3pm your
child will ride the bus home as usual.

If there is a change in your standard routine for student pick up,
send a note with your child to the teacher and/or main office. Make
sure the person’s name/information you are assigning to pick up your
child is on your child’s emergency form. These arrangements must
be planned ahead of time. Students are permitted to use the school main
office phone to communicate with parents. Early dismissal before 3pm.

School Arrival
We just wanted to remind you of a few housekeeping procedures to keep our children safe as they enter the building.

Parents are not allowed to park in the teacher’s parking lot
(near Door #4). This causes blockage when teachers are trying to park
and enter the building. It also affects the flow of traffic with the
buses parking on Waveland to drop kids off.

There is a blue police horse meant to block the parking lot.
Please do not cross the police horse, this lot is only for teachers.

The parking lot for parents is located on Addison Street. You
take a ticket for this lot, and if you are at the school for more than
30 minutes, you must get this ticket validated at the Main Officer’s
desk.

When the orange cones are in place, parents are not permitted to
drive down Fremont. We block Fremont in order to create a safe space
for bus drivers to park and for children to get off the bus and enter
the building.

Please closely monitor your speed when driving children to
school. We have many children who walk to school, and we want them to
have a safe passage as well.

To maximize and respect teaching
and learning time, we expect students to arrive at school on time.
School hours for students are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students are
expected to arrive at school by when the arrival bell rings. Therefore,
if a student arrives at 9:00 a.m. or later, the student is late and
needs to obtain a tardy pass from the school security guard or in the
main office.

If we all work together, our entry procedures will be much more
effective. Thank you for continued support and understanding!